Thursday 24 October in Westminster Hall

Representations received

At its public meeting on Tuesday 15 October, the Committee heard, in addition to bids relating to the Financial Conduct Authority and to the BBC, a representation from:

Andrea Leadsom for a debate on the first 1001 days, following the publication of the “1001 Critical Days” manifesto

Backbench Business Committee

The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3pm to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject, including those raised in e-petitions or national campaigns.

An MP must make a representation before the Committee for an e-petition or petition to be debated; e-petitions exceeding the Government's 100,000 signature threshold are not automatically allocated backbench time.

The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.